Carp, the herpes fish, is trending in Australia for so many reasons
It has been a big day in Australia: Carp, carp and some more carp.
Yea, no one here really knows what is going on either. Let's break it down.
On Sunday, the Australian government announced a A$15 million project to release the herpes virus into a river to kill off a huge amount of a type of fish that is considered a massive pest. This fish is carp. It looks like this:
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They are going to kill thousands of tonnes of European carp in the Murray-Darling River. Some people are warning that this is going to end in a big pile of dead, smelly fish.
Other people, such as the Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, are just getting used to saying the word.
CARP. CARP. CARP. The infamous Johnny Depp politician will not stop carping on about carp.
But give Barnaby a break, he has had a very tough weekend.
Press conferences are becoming increasingly difficult. Senator Nick Xenophon just wants to "congratulate Christopher Pyne on his plan to give herpes to carp."
Everyone is standing together in the face of carp.
While some geniuses are already making ringtones.
Carp became the most popular fish in Australia on Monday afternoon. For all the wrong reasons.
Please... no... more... carp...
Carp.
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